The Hindu 16.11.2009
Garbage piles up in various parts of Puducherry
Staff Reporter
| Delay in identifying a site to dump garbage |
Garbage was dumped at Karuvadikuppam until a week ago
We will soon identify suitable land for the purpose: official
Photo: C. Venkatachalapathy 
Eyesore: Uncleared garbage, which has accumulated near a bin on Bharathi Street in Puducherry. —
PUDUCHERRY: Overflowing garbage bins and heaps of waste lying on roadsides have become a common sight in various parts of the Puducherry Municipality in the last few days. Delay in identifying a site to dump garbage has halted garbage collection work in the municipal limits.
Garbage collected from the municipality areas were being dumped at Karuvadikuppam until a week ago. Following protests from residents of the area, the local body was left with no place to dump the waste. The process of identifying a new site has not materialised so far, said officials.
Garbage clearance work has come to a standstill. As a result, garbage has piled up in several parts of the municipality, including residential areas and streets in Muthialpet, Uppalam, Mudaliarpet, Nellithope and many parts of the boulevard.
Mission Street, Bharathi Street, Saint Therese Street, Rangapillai Street, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Laporte Street, S.V. Patel Salai, Bussy Street, Bonkare Street, Pondy-Cuddalore Road at Mudaliarpet, interior roads adjoining Maraimalai Adigal Salai, Uppalam Road and many more stretches have been facing garbage woes in the last few days. Nearly 370 tonnes of garbage were being collected every day from the municipal areas.
Garbage has not been cleared for almost a week from several residential areas, resulting in stench. Most of the bins on many stretches have started to overflow with waste ending up littering the roads, said residents.
In addition, markets in the municipal limits, including the Goubert market and Nellithope market, have been facing the brunt of accumulating garbage.
Officials of the municipality said a site in Karasur was identified and nearly 10 to 20 loads of garbage were dumped on Saturday. But residents of the surrounding areas opposed on Sunday morning, leaving the local body with no choice but to look out for another land.
“The problem is persisting for the last one week. We will soon identify suitable land for the purpose,” he said.
